Raaj Kumar

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Alternative Title:
Kulbhushan Nath Pandit

Raaj Kumar

Indian actor

Also known as

Kulbhushan Nath Pandit

born

August 27, 1927?

died

July 3, 1996

Raaj Kumar, (KULBHUSHAN NATH PANDIT), Indian motion picture actor whose elegant delivery of dialogue graced more than 60 films in some 40 years and helped make him a cult figure among college youths (b. Oct. 8, 1927?--d. July 3, 1996).

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